Putin-linked businessman admits ‘interference’ in US elections
MOSCOW: Influential Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who is linked to President Vladimir Putin and sanctioned by Washington and European countries, admitted on Monday to interfering in US elections. “Gentlemen, we interfered, we are interfering and we will interfere,” Prigozhin, who has been accused of running a “troll factory” to influence the outcome of votes in […]
Taliban reveal burial place of founder Mullah Omar
KABUL: The Taliban on Sunday revealed the final resting place of the movement’s founder, Mullah Omar, whose death and burial they kept secret for years. Rumours surrounding Omar’s health and whereabouts abounded after the Taliban were kicked out of power in 2001 by a US-led invasion, and they only admitted in April 2015 that he […]
N. Korea flies jets, fires artillery after US, South extend exercises
SEOUL: South Korea said it scrambled warplanes in response to 180 North Korean military flights near the countries’ shared border on Friday, and Pyongyang again demanded that the United States and South Korea halt “provocative” air exercises. The North Korean manoeuvres follow the firing of more than 80 rounds of artillery overnight and the launch […]
Kim fears US, South Korea planning ‘decapitation strikes’, experts say
SEOUL: North Korea fired more missiles in the last 48 hours than it did during the whole of 2017 — the year of “fire and fury” when leader Kim Jong Un traded barbs with then-US president Donald Trump. What has triggered the record-breaking blitz of weapons tests? Analysts say ongoing US-South Korean military exercises are […]
Russian defence chiefs discussed nuclear use, claims NYT
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW: High-level Russian military leaders recently discussed when and how they might use tactical nuclear weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine, the New York Times reported on Wednesday citing unnamed US officials. But White House spokesman John Kirby downplayed the development, saying that Washington did not see any signs that Russia was making preparations to […]
Canada ups immigration targets to half million by 2025
OTTAWA: Canada will boost its immigration targets, hoping to welcome a record number of newcomers in order to address a worker shortage in the country, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced on Tuesday. “Canada needs more people,” Fraser told a news conference. A large chunk of the population is heading into retirement, according to recently released […]
Russia under pressure to keep grain deal alive
KYIV: Ships continued to bring grain from Ukrainian ports on Monday, suggesting Moscow had stopped short of re-imposing a blockade that might have caused world hunger, despite suspending its participation in a UN programme to safely export grain from the war zone. On Monday, Turkey, Germany and France joined the chorus of voices calling on […]
Elon Musk said to begin laying off employees at Twitter: Report
Elon Musk has planned to begin laying off employees at Twitter, according to a media report, days after he completed the USD 44-billion acquisition of the social media company. The New York Times reported that Musk “planned to begin laying off workers” at Twitter as soon as on Saturday. Citing people with knowledge of the […]
Long COVID: how lost connections between nerve cells in the brain may explain cognitive symptom
Stockholm (Sweden), Oct 28: For a portion of people who get COVID, symptoms continue for months or even years after the initial infection. This is commonly referred to as “long COVID”. Some people with long COVID complain of “brain fog”, which includes a wide variety of cognitive symptoms affecting memory, concentration, sleep and speech. There’s […]
World faces most dangerous decade since WWII: Putin
LONDON: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the world faced the most dangerous decade since World War Two, accusing what he cast as a declining West of engaging in nuclear blackmail against Russia. Putin said he had no regrets about sending troops into Ukraine, and accused the West of inciting the war and playing […]
